Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends on feeder cattle due to limited amount of receipts. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughters classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $264.04/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −198.63 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$264.04

3 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−33.83

vs KY average

−62.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	264.04	1,407	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.24, low $415.74, median $462.67 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

264.04

—

KY average26 barns · 1,252 hd

297.87

−33.83

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−62.59

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−198.63

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,643	152.53	2,505	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	116.76	1,499	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	113.85	1,748	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	104.00	1,080	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,370	131.96	1,808	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,465	$2,210	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,308	$1,971	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,561	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,425	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,955	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,701	$2,891	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,565	$2,830	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,712	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	234.47/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	264.04/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	252.40/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	233.69/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	114.00/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,765	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	123.32/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,548	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	115.61/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,506	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	108.67/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,400	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,153	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,370	131.96/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,808	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	810	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	106.35/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,638	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	124.49/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,840	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,043	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	146.06/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,184	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,846	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,209.90/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,210	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,233.84/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,234	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	1,005.76/head	875.00–1,100.00	1,006	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	2,829.55/head	2,650.00–3,100.00	2,830	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,701	2,891.09/head	2,200.00–3,700.00	2,891	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,561.37/head	1,300.00–1,825.00	1,561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,955	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	221.85/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,140	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	238.47/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Wed Dec 18, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 636Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 90Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 6Year ago 2

No trends on feeder cattle due to limited amount of receipts. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughters classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	420	243.00	243.00
1	450–500	465	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	560	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	630	186.00	186.00
1	650–700	655	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	825	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	318	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	360	231.00	231.00
2	400–450	428	250.00–255.00	252.40
7	500–550	514	213.00–225.00	221.85
2	550–600	563	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	616	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	292.50	292.50
1	400–450	435	314.00	314.00
3	500–550	533	252.50–270.00	264.04
3	600–650	617	267.00	267.00
3	650–700	692	249.00	249.00
1	700–750	720	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	490	262.50	262.50
1	800–850	815	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	453	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	760	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	920	130.00	130.00
1	950–1000	950	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	312.50	312.50
2	400–450	408	301.00	301.00
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	520	227.50–240.00	233.69
4	550–600	580	227.50–240.00	234.47
4	600–650	626	230.00–245.00	238.47
1	650–700	655	241.00	241.00
2	750–800	762	205.00	205.00
3	850–900	875	161.00	161.00
1	1250–1300	1,265	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,548	111.00–117.00	114.00
3	—	1,540	106.00–107.00	106.35
2	—	1,478	122.00–127.00	124.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,255	120.00–128.00	123.32
21	—	1,303	111.00–119.00	115.61
10	—	1,288	106.00–110.00	108.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,100	109.00	109.00
1	—	910	89.00	89.00
1	—	915	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	131.00–134.00	131.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	145.00–147.00	146.06
2	—	1,790	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,465	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,209.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,440	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,233.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,198	1,300.00–1,825.00	1,561.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	825	875.00–1,100.00	1,005.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,565	2,650.00–3,100.00	2,829.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,701	2,200.00–3,700.00	2,891.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,955	3,000.00	3,000.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle